oäven

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German uneben (uneven). By surface analysis, o- +‎ även.

Adjective[edit]

oäven (not comparable)

  1. bad
    Synonym: pjåkig
    inte oäven
    not bad
    inte alls oäven
    not bad at all

Usage notes[edit]

Almost only used negatively, with inte.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of oäven
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular oäven
Neuter singular oävet
Plural oävna
Masculine plural3 oävne
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 oävne
All oävna
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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